Don't miss the next University of the Streets Café event:
Tuesday, April 21, 2026, 7 – 9 p.m.
daphne art centre, 5425 avenue Casgrain #103
This public conversation is organized in collaboration with the Leonard & Bina Ellen Art Gallery and echoes the themes of the upcoming exhibition Labour, which examines the invisible work of the colonized.
Drawing from Tricia Hersey’s book Rest as Resistance: A Manifesto, this conversation will explore the meaning and function of rest for Indigenous and Black folks. We will reflect on how rest challenges systems that prioritize productivity in service of capitalism over well-being and consider its role in reclaiming time, space, and dignity.
Together, we will ask: can rest become a collective strategy for healing and liberation? How do cultural traditions and ancestral practices inform our understanding of rest today? This conversation will invite participants to share stories, insights, and practices that honor rest as a radical act of care and resistance.
Moderated by Prakash Krishnan, this conversation will feature guests Kathleen Charles and Katsitsanoron Dumoulin-Bush.
Read this article to learn more about how this conversation will reframe rest as a collective, liberatory practice that challenges dominant, productivity-driven norms.
Learn more about the "Labour" exhibit running until April 25, 2026 at the Leonard & Bina Ellen Gallery.